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18 years ago today, we mourned the passing of legendary Aussie rocker Graeme "Shirley" Strachan. Graeme ‘Shirley’ Strachan was 49. Money, not ego, was a dirty word In a new music bio, Jeff Apter reveals fame didn't bring instant wealth for the chippie who became Skyhooks' iconic frontman. However this leads to tragedy. He was one of four born to Joyce and Ronald Strachan. The duo, who are New For more tributes to Shirl go to the official Skyhooks website. For the NOCCA Institute's 2016 Art & Soul on May 21, event co-chairs Calvin Johnson Jr. and Celeste Marshall wanted to bring it back home. He went … Written with the support of his widow Sue Strachan, Skyhooks bandmate Greg Macainsh, and others, Shirl is the first biography of a cut-the-crap, b*****t-free Aussie original, a renaissance man who during his short life enjoyed several hugely successful careers (and a few laughs along the way). Written with the support of his widow Sue Strachan, Skyhooks bandmate Greg Macainsh, and others, Shirl is the first biography of a man who during his short life enjoyed several hugely successful careers (and a few laughs along the way). Shirley had … He was Skyhooks lead singer, nicknamed Shirley because of his fuzzy curly hair, like Shirley Temple, but clearly his blonde bleached hair from his surfing days was the difference.. 2,934 Followers, 1,481 Following, 1,678 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sue Strachan (@suestrachan504) Shirl – Graham Strachan was born on January 2 nd 1952 and died 29 th August 2001. This was published 8 years ago. When my band, Dave Warner’s From the Suburbs, first toured the eastern states of Australia in 1978, our record label boss, Michael Gudinski, gave us the support slot to his number one … The accident is fatal. Written with the support of his widow Sue Strachan, Skyhooks bandmate Greg Macainsh, and others, Shirl is the first biography of a cut-the-crap, b*****t-free Aussie original, a renaissance man who during his short life enjoyed several hugely successful careers (and a few laughs along the way). Graeme “Shirley” Strachan was killed in a helicopter acciden in August 2001. Strachan's biography, Shirl: the life of legendary larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan, written by Jeff Apter, appeared in 2012. Due to unexpected turbulence during a solo flight, his helicopter crashes near Maroochydore, Queensland, on 29 August 2001. Apter had already written 15 celebrity biographies, for Shirl the author had access to Skyhooks' band members, Strachan's family and "music industry figures, people from Strachan's later career in TV and … He is survived by his wife, Sue. Shirley Strachan finds a new hobby, flying helicopters. Sue Strachan, from Herefordshire, said she nearly gave up after 10k (6.2m) and felt faint in the 24.1C (75.3F) heat but fellow runners kept her going.